It may seem evident that the aim of using collaboration tools is to enable excellent communication and information management. Used correctly, the technology also facilitates vital decision-making. Yet, according to The Harvard Business Review, almost 40% of CIOs and IT professionals say their systems make it harder, not easier, for employees to work quickly.

When choosing communications and collaboration technology for business, a key factor is the user experience (UX) it delivers. This includes a well-designed user interface (UI) to enable easy and intuitive collaboration. The UI encompasses all the visual elements used to interact with conferencing platforms – from screens to pages and even buttons and icons.

Government technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Texas Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. You can expect the Summit to continue its long tradition of compelling keynote speakers and thought-provoking educational sessions addressing the most important topics we face as technology leaders in government.

Like their counterparts in private business, government agencies are undergoing digital transformation, whether they’re ready for it or not. Government employees want the advantages of a digital workplace, but not at the expense of customer service and experience. For any agency that prioritizes user experience, the Texas Digital Government Summit is a must-attend event.

Imagine a website with buttons for actions, text fields for data entry, lots of hero images for eye candy. But there are no labels for text fields. Images are blurred out. No calls to action for button labels. Visitors don’t know what to enter. Visitors don’t know why they need to click. Images have no captions. Everything is floating in a context-less glob.

Collecting and analysing feedback is one thing, but bringing it to a profitable conclusion by taking action is what makes the whole feedback process worthwhile. We refer to this last step as ‘closing the feedback loop’. This is a key concept in managing the online customer experience, which is why it’s important that this step is not overlooked. It’s also imperative that this step is carried out as efficiently and effectively as possible. To do this, close collaboration is often required. The question is, what does this collaboration look like?

Admit it. Project Management (PM) is hard and those traditional methods we’re all too familiar with just aren’t cutting it anymore. Think about it: repeatedly updating spreadsheets, drowning in post-its and participating in weekly status update meetings doesn’t necessarily scream ‘efficiency’. This way of working only presents more complications as there is no real overview of the work being done. Thankfully, there is more than enough project management software out there that will help you face your ‘deadline demons’ and get your projects back on track.

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